The Weekly Law Reports
[2022] 1 WLR 4856
Queen’s Bench Division
*UK P&I Club NV and another v República Bolivariana de Venezuela
[2022] EWHC 1655 (Comm)
2022 May 4, 5; June 28
Sir Ross Cranston sitting as a High Court judge
International law— State immunity— Statutory exception— Sovereign state’s naval vessel lost after collision with liner insured by insurers— State pursuing claims against insurers other than in London arbitration— Whether state enjoying immunity from adjudicative jurisdiction of English courts— Whether commercial or arbitration exceptions applying—
State Immunity Act 1978 (c 33), ss 1, 3(1)(a), 9
International law— State immunity— Enforcement immunity— Insurers bringing claim in English courts seeking final injunction restraining sovereign state from pursuing claims against insurers other than in London arbitration— Statutory bar on granting of injunctions against sovereign states— Whether bar incompatible with right to fair trial—
State Immunity Act 1978, s 13(2)(a)
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Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, art 6